Published 11/21/2022 • Updated 11/5/2024
Seasonal Apple Dessert Recipe
If you’re looking for a simple apple dessert to make, look no further than this brown butter apple galette. Bursting with thinly sliced Honeycrisp apples, walnuts, cinnamon, and maple syrup, this fall dessert is the perfect after-dinner treat. You loved our honey pear galette so we know you’re going to swoon over this apple variation. It’s truly perfectly sweet with a fabulous mix of textures all thanks to the soft apples and puffy pie crust.
Featured Ingredients
Honeycrisp Apples: Honeycrisp apples are firm, juicy, and sweet and sour at the same time. They’re the perfect apple for an apple galette. Other apple variations to try include: Uses a Store-Bought Pie Crust Perfectly Sweet Apple Dessert
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Pie Crust: this recipe calls for a store-bought pie crust. Many people use puff pastry, but we love the buttery texture of pie crust. Walnuts: Walnuts add a nice bite and texture to this recipe. Cinnamon: Apple + cinnamon = love. Brown Butter: we’re upping the ante with brown butter instead of plain ol’ melted butter.
Simple Instructions
Top Tips
Don’t skip the lemon juice. It adds brightness to the apples and helps keep your apples from turning brown. Our Favorite Mandoline The walnut mixture is used for both flavor and to be sure the pie crust doesn’t turn out soggy. You can use a homemade pie crust or a store-bought pie crust. Just be sure it’s rolled out to about a 10-inch circle that is about ⅛ -an inch thick.
Serving Suggestions
This apple dessert recipe truly completes any fall meal. Here are some ways you can serve it:
A la mode: top your apple galette with your favorite vanilla ice cream. Fresh whipped cream: whip up our homemade whipped cream and serve it with that. Caramel sauce: buy your favorite caramel sauce (or make your own) and top it with that!
Storage
Store the leftover apple galette in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. To reheat: we suggest reheating your apple galette in the microwave for 60 seconds on high.
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